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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
Description:
50 Years Ago … A New Era for Worker Health and Safety

The Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act of 1970 promotes safe and healthful work conditions for all working men and women, regardless of their industry or job. The OSH Act created the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), a part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the Department of Health and Human Services. The act created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and placed it in the Department of Labor. NIOSH is an independent research program, separate from the regulatory OSHA, which sets and enforces occupational safety and health standards, promotes safety and health training and education, and works with stakeholders to develop innovative and creative approaches to preventing workplace hazards. The OSH Act separated the two agencies to give NIOSH independence to generate objective scientific research findings in the field of occupational safety and health.

The OSH Act also provided NIOSH with right-of-entry authority to make inspections and question employers and employees. NIOSH was charged with conducting education programs, providing safety and health specialists, and developing information on the proper use of safety and health equipment. The OSH Act intends for NIOSH-produced research to inform OSHA safety and health standards. To better understand the OSH Act, the following sections explore the reasons why it came to be.

"This publication is a compendium of NIOSH publications and reports produced during calendar year 2019. Citations are listed by category including: I. Journal Articles; II. Book or Book Chapters; III. NIOSH Numbered Publications; IV. Proceedings; V. Abstracts; VI. Control Technology Reports; VII. Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports; VIII. Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Reports; and, VIII. Health Hazard Evaluation Reports. Author and National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) indexes are also included." - NIOSHTIC-2

Suggested citation: NIOSH [2020]. NIOSH Bibliography of Communication and Research Products 2019. By Bennett W, Fendinger S, Gran M, Hamilton C, Lechliter J, Novakovich J, Reuss V. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2020-113, https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2020113

NIOSHTIC no. 20059477

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Content Notes:
Foreword -- OSH Act at 50: A Special Report -- Year in Review -- Journal Articles -- Books or Book Chapters -- NIOSH Numbered Products -- Proceedings -- Abstracts -- Control Technology Reports -- Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports -- Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Reports -- Health Hazard Evaluation Reports -- Index -- National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Index.
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Anniversaries And Special Events Industrial Hygiene/bibliography Industrial Safety/bibliography Occupational Diseases/bibliography
Series:
DHHS publication ; no. (NIOSH) 2020-113
DOI:
10.26616/NIOSHPUB2020113
Document Type:
Report
Name as Subject:
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. ; United States. Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
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Bibliography
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Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
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